Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters — the cybercrime supergroup behind over 1.5 billion stolen records and the Jaguar Land Rover ransomware attack — is now recruiting women for voice phishing campaigns targeting IT help desks, paying $500-$1,000 per call with scripts provided. CISA simultaneously issued an emergency directive giving federal agencies 48 hours to patch actively exploited Cisco SD-WAN vulnerabilities, while a former U.S. defense contractor executive was sentenced to 7+ years for selling zero-day exploits to a Russian broker.

Links & Resources

• https://www.dataminr.com/resources/intel-brief/slh-recruiting-women-for-vishing/
• https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/slh-offers-5001000-per-call-to-recruit.html
• https://pushsecurity.com/blog/scattered-lapsus-hunters
• https://www.immersivelabs.com/resources/blog/scattered-lapsus-hunters-the-cybercrime-group-redefining-threats
• https://www.picussecurity.com/resource/blog/scattered-lapsus-hunters-2025s-most-dangerous-cybercrime-supergroup
• https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/02/cisa-gives-agencies-until-friday-to-patch-critical-cyber-bug/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/